MPG PORSCHE BOXSTER 2007 2.G Owners Manual

A-DigitalspeedometerB-CentraldisplayC-Bottomdisplay
Functionsanddisplaypossibilities
Options
Note
Theavailableitemsanddisplaysintheon-boardcomputerdependontheequipmentofyourvehicle.Forthisreasonitispossiblethatsomeoftheitemsanddisplaysshownherearenotavailableinyouron-boardcomputer.
Basicsetting
–Centraldisplay:....Radiostation
ThecentrallineBoftheon-boardcomputercanbeselectedintheSETmenu.
Callingon-boardcomputerfunctionsindisplay
“C”
Pushoperatingleverupordown(selectionfieldDmustbeswitchedoff).
Thefollowingdisplayscanbecalledstepbystep:
–Averagespeed(ømph),
–Averageconsumption(ømpg),
–Rangeonremainingfuel(mls).
–Tirepressure
–Navigationinformation(ifactivatedintheSETmenu).
Note
Thevalues“Averagespeed”,“Averageconsump-tion”and“Dailytripmileage”canberesettozerointheSETmenu.
Switchingselectioneld“D”onoroff
Pushoperatingleverforwardorback.
Arrowsymbol“E”forcontinuation
Arrowsymbol
Pushoperatingleverdowninordertopagethroughthemenu.
Arrowsymbol
Pushoperatingleverupinordertopagethroughthemenu.
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SETBasicsettingonon-board
computer
Switchingonselectioneld“D”
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Changingthebasicsettingoftheon-board
computer
Select“SET”withtheoperatinglever.
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Selectthedesiredfunctionwiththeoperatinglever:
Reset
–Resetall,
–Resetaverageconsumption,
–Resetaveragespeed,
–Resettripcounter
Units
–Speedometer:km-km/h,miles-mph
–Consumption:l/100km,mls/gal(USA),mpg(UK),km/l
–Temperature:Celsius,Fahrenheit
–Tirepressure:bar,psi
Display(Selectcentrallineofthe
on-boardcomputer)
Changedisplay
–Audioinformation(setradiostation)
–Rangeonremainingfuel
–Empty
TelephoneInfo
–WhenTelephoneinformationisactive,incom-ingtelephonecallsaredisplayedontheon-boardcomputer.
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FuelEconomy
Fueleconomywillvarydependingonwhere,whenandhowyoudrive,optionalequipmentinstalled,andthegeneralconditionofyourcar.Acartunedtospecicationsandcorrect-lymaintained,willhelpyoutoachieveoptimalfueleconomy.
Haveyourvehicletunedtospecifications.Aircleanershouldbedirtfreetoallowproperengine“breathing”.Batteryshouldbefullycharged.Wheelsshouldbeproperlyaligned.Tiresshouldbeinflatedtothecorrectpres-sure.
Alwaysmonitoryourfuelconsumption.
Drivesmoothly,avoidabruptchangesinspeedasmuchaspossible.
Avoidjackrabbitstartsandsuddenstops.
Donotdrivelongerthannecessaryinthelowergears.Shiftingintoahighergearearlywithoutluggingtheenginewillhelpsavefuel.
Prolonged“warmup”idlingwastesgas.Startthevehiclejustbeforeyouarereadytodrive.Accelerateslowlyandsmoothly.
Switchofftheengineifstationaryforlongerperiods(trafficlights,jams,levelcrossings).
Anyadditionalweightcarriedinthevehiclereducesfueleconomy.Alwayskeepcargotoaminimumandremoveallunnecessaryitems.
Organizeyourtripstotakeinseveralerrandsinonetrip.
Allelectricalaccessoriescontributetoincreasedfuelconsumption.
Onlyswitchontheairconditioningwhennecessary.
TheEPAestimatedmilespergallon(mpg)istobeusedforcomparisonpurposes,actualmileagemaybedifferentfromtheestimatedmpg,dependingonyourdrivingspeed,weatherconditionsandtriplength.Youractualhighwaymileagewillprobablybelessthantheestimatedmpg.
Pleaseobservealllocalandnationalspeedlimits.
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